Autographic register.



A. KRAUTH.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

- APPLICATION ULEB 1uLY 24, 1911.

1,144,551 Patented June 29, 1915.

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@FFIQEQ ALBERT KRAUTH, OF HAMILTON, OHIO.

AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 24, 1911. Serial No. 640,257.

T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALBERT KRAUTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hamilton, in the county of Butler and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Autographic Registers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in locking means for simultaneously locking the various hinged plates or doors of an autographic register.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide means for locking the various elements, opening to gain access into the interior of the register from a single point.

Another object of my invention is to provide a connection between the various door elements of a register for controlling the movements of such door elements, whereby they can all be locked or released simultaneously.

The features of my invention are more fully set forth in the description of the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a central vertical section through an autographic register, with my improvement applied, comprising a rod pivotally connected to one of the doors and projected across the register to engage with an opposite door. Fig. 2 is a similar View to Fig. 1, but showing a modified form.

vThe herein disclosed invention relates to certain detailed improvements upon the type of locking mechanism, shown and described in my Patent No. 987 ,243, granted March 21, 1911, for improvement in autographic register. The register is of the same class and in which it is desired to simultaneously lock the front and rear doors and the margin-frame, whereby the control for the various swinging elements or members is had from a single point by one key, to avoid the multiple use of a series of individual locks. The key control is substantially the same as that shown in my former patent aforesaid, and, therefore, will only describe, in general, the features that are common to both.

1 represents the base of the register, and 2 the side frames supporting the rolls or webs of paper 3, 4, and 5, adapted to be fed over the writing table 6, by any of the means or methods common in registers of this class.

7 represents a marginal frame, forming a closure for the top of the casing, and 8 represents the forward end plate or door for closing the end of the register pivctally supported upon the rod 9 fixed to the side frames 2. This swinging end plate or door is preferably provided with the locking devices for locking said door in its closed posi tion and manipulated by a key from the outside of the register frame. The locking mechanism can be of any well-known form of construction, or, as shown in said prior patent issued to me, but, as illustrated, in a general way, comprises a catch arm or arms 10, pivotally connected to the door and preferably maintained under tension in one direction, with the arm or arms adapted to engage with a catch 11 on the side frames 2. The catch arms are adapted to automatically engage with the catches in closing the door.

12 represents a door or swinging plate forming a closure for the opposite end of the register frame and preferably pivoted upon a rod 13, projected from the side frames with the upper end of said end plate or door provided with a catch member 14, adapted to engage with the margin-frame 7.

15 represents a rod, and as illustrated, is preferably embedded medially within the base 1, one end pivotally connected to the arm or lug 16, projected from the door 8, the connection, however, being loose so as not to interfere with the pivotal movement of the door, but which in its swinging movement will control or move the rod 15. The opposite end of said rod is provided with the hook bend 17, adapted to engage the door 12, and control its movements, the hook bend, in one instance, preventing the outward movement of the lower end of the door, thereby locking the marginal frame and door 12 in their closed positions. Thereby, by swinging the door 8 downward, the rod will be moved in a direction toward the door 12 releasing its engagement with the door 12.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 2, the rod 15 is not pivotally connected to the door 8, but is provided with a hook bend 18, adapted to engage with the door 8, and a spring 19 is employed to automatically move the rod 15, toward the door 12, in swinging the door 8 toward its open position.

In general the register comprises a casing in which a number of the walls heretofore referred to as end plates or doors and margin frame may all be designated as swing- Patented aan@ se, reis.

ing members which are coupled in tandem, that is, the end plate, or wall 8 is connected by the rod to the end plate or wall 12, the connection with the latter may be termed as a catch element to lock the wall 12 in its closed position when the wall 8 is in its closed position. rlhe wall 12 is also coupled by a catch element, namely catch member 14 to the marginal frame 7, making it compulsory to swing the vwall 12 to release the marginal frame 7 and to swing the wall 8 to release the wall l2. In other words, the functioning of the release of the various memwhich the movement of one door controls the movement of the other for locking or remy hand.

ALBERT KRAUTI-I. Witnesses:

H. L. KRAUTH,

ELIZABETH BLACK.

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